Practice Education Midwife (Lead)

We are looking for a proactive leader with experience in practice education and the ability to change and adapt their teaching style and subject matter according to service needs. You should be enthusiastic and passionate with the desire to share learning in a Just Culture.

The post holder will be responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the educational service for staff within Maternity and Neonatal Services. This will include both junior and senior midwifery and nursing staff, and where appropriate, medical staff and other allied health professionals.

The post holder will also be responsible for the appropriate delivery of training and education, including the implementation of national standards for midwives, ensuring that practice is evidence-based.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identifying training and education needs through analysis of clinical and national recommendations, as well as advising on the resources required.
• Demonstrating strong communication skills, with high levels of autonomy, clinical, and leadership skills.

As the Practice Education Midwife (lead), the main duties and responsibilities include:

• Working in close collaboration with the Matron, Consultants, and Co-ordinators to identify training and education requirements for all levels of staff.
• Carrying out training needs analysis and developing appropriate training plans and recommendations to fill the skills and knowledge gap.
• Maintaining personal clinical competence and credibility while delivering maternity care.
• Ensuring that midwifery care meets all requirements of the current Core Competency Framework, CQC, and peer review training requirements, including mandatory training and medical device training.
• Maintaining skills and competencies for Registered Midwives in line with local and national requirements.
• Planning and delivering multi-disciplinary and multi-professional training, such as PROMPT, Saving Babies’ Lives, and mandatory study, incorporating local and national themes to illustrate areas for improvement.
• Promoting and providing opportunities and resources for staff training, academic courses, and development.
• Acting as a Practice Assessor (in line with NMC Guidance for Students) and as an appraiser/line manager to clinicians.
• Providing individualized situated support in a clinical environment for students, apprentices, return-to-practice learners, and early career midwives.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here, we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre, and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery, and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work, offering the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away, or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.